Thursday , 2 July 2026

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

MLS · 2026
Columbus Crew SC
2 – 0
Full Time
New York Red Bulls
Fri 17 Jul 2020 · 02:30 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+5' · FT 45+11'
Y 61' Amr Tarek
Eloy Room 89' Y
Youness Mokhtar 90' Y
Y 90' Kyle Duncan

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Match Details

  • Referee Ismail Elfath
  • Referee Guido Gonzalez
  • Referee Ramy Touchan
  • Referee Chris Wattam
  • Referee
10 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

11
4
5
Columbus Crew SC 20 games · Avg 2.8 goals New York Red Bulls
Last 5 meetings
2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul New York Red Bulls H 2–0 W
12 Jul FC Cincinnati A 4–0 W
08 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
01 Mar New York City FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Toronto FC A 0–1 L
29 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
New York Red Bulls
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jul Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
12 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–0 W
07 Mar Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
01 Mar FC Cincinnati H 3–2 W
20 Oct Philadelphia Union A 3–4 L
06 Oct Montreal Impact FC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC New York Red Bulls
#10 Position #5
16 Points 22
15 Played 15
4 / 4 / 7 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5
21 Scored 25
23 Conceded 32
-2 GD -7
1.07 PPG 1.47
27% Win % 40%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (16 pts). New York Red Bulls are 5th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York Red Bulls
0-15
5/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
3/5
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/2
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls.
  • 5' New York Red Bulls is showing some good football. However, New York Red Bulls are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Jason Pendant has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Christopher Cadden is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
  • 20' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 22' Gyasi Zardes adds to his 0 season tally! Columbus Crew SC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 32' New York Red Bulls seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Davis is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 46' New York Red Bulls ring the changes. Cristian Casseres has done his job and it is now time for Marc Rzatkowski to step up.
  • 47' What a moment for Lucas Zelarayan! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Derrick Etienne, as he is very good at scoring at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' The crowd applauds Lucas Zelarayan as he leaves the pitch. Youness Mokhtar steps in for Columbus Crew SC.
  • 61' Amr Tarek is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 66' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Columbus Crew SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luis Diaz is hanging Pedro Santos on the field on 67 minute.
  • 72' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and New York Red Bulls are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 77' The 37-year-old Hector Jimenez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 81' The New York Red Bulls manager makes a substitution. Daniel Royer departs to be replaced by Jared Stroud.
  • 82' Columbus Crew SC make a change. Gyasi Zardes trudges off to be replaced by Fanendo Adi on 82 minutes.
  • 87' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 89' The referee shows Columbus Crew SC player a Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Youness Mokhtar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Armas

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Royer 4
Gyasi Zardes 4
Darlington Nagbe 3
Pedro Santos 3
Brian White 2
Emil Forsberg 2
Jonathan Mensah 2
Miguel Berry 2

Head to Head

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-07-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 Columbus Crew SC 2019-03-02 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York Red Bulls 2018-11-12 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Columbus Crew SC 2018-11-04 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew SC Form

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls W 2020-07-12 FC Cincinnati 0–4 Columbus Crew SC W 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 New York City FC W 2019-10-06 Toronto FC 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2019-09-29 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Philadelphia Union W

New York Red Bulls Form

2020-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 New York Red Bulls L 2020-07-12 Atlanta United FC 0–1 New York Red Bulls W 2020-03-07 Real Salt Lake 1–1 New York Red Bulls D 2020-03-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 FC Cincinnati W 2019-10-20 Philadelphia Union 4–3 New York Red Bulls L 2019-10-06 Montreal Impact FC 3–0 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.87 Columbus Crew SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 New York Red Bulls xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Columbus Crew SC55% Draw24% New York Red Bulls21%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw
79%
Draw or New York Red Bulls
45%
Columbus Crew SC or New York Red Bulls
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Columbus Crew SC39% Draw43% New York Red Bulls18%
Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
0 – 1
4.8%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap Columbus Crew SC covers Push New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 22% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
33% ✗
New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.